This document discusses personal hygiene and provides tips for proper care of hair, skin, teeth, ears, nails, and cuticles. It defines personal hygiene as cleanliness and grooming of the external body. Failure to maintain good hygiene can increase health risks and affect social and psychological well-being. The document provides guidance on washing hair regularly, caring for skin by bathing daily and washing the face twice a day, maintaining oral hygiene through brushing and dental checkups, keeping ears clean without using Q-tips, and trimming nails while pushing back cuticles. Proper hygiene is important for health.

1. PERSONAL
HYGIENE

2. Contents
• Hygiene
• Personal Hygiene - Defination
• Care Of :-
 Hairs
 Skin And Face
 Teeth
 Ears
 Nails And Cuticles

3. Hygiene
From the greek
word
“hygies”(goddess of
health)
Meaning “ healthy , sound
”

4. Personal Hygiene -
Defination
Personal hygiene can be described as the
principle of cleanliness and grooming of
the external body.
Failure to keep up the standard of hygiene
can have many implications not only as
there increased risk of getting an infection
or illness, but there are many social and
psycological aspects that can be affected..

5. Hair
• Hair is made of dead cells.
• Hair is important because it brings oil to
the surface of the skin.
• Hair helps warm the body by trapping a
layer of air next to the scalp

6. Hair Care Tips
• Wash regularly with shampoo.
• Rinse hair thoroughly with clear water after
shampooing to remove all the soap
• Don't scrub or rub too hard . It may irritate
your scalp or damage your hair.
Massage your scalp well It will remove dead
skin cells, excess oil and dirt .
Brush hair daily .
Wash combs and brushes frequently Don’t
share combs, brushes etc.

7. Skin
The human skin is the outer covering of the
body.
 Functions of Skin :-
• Protection.
• Vitamin D formation
• Temperature control
• Sensation
• Water resistance
• Control of evaporation
• Excretion
• Absorption

8. Skin Care Tips
• Bathe or shower regularly using soap .
• If possible, bathe or shower after exercise – especially
after sweating.
• Use antiperspirants decreases perspiration and cover
odor with a manly smell
• Wear clean clothes.
• Wash your face 2 times a day.
• Avoid washing too often, as the skin will become irritated
and dry out
• Keep oily hair away from your skin
• Avoid touching acne except when washing .

9. Teeth
 Healthy teeth and gums enable you to:-
• Chew food thoroughly.
• Speak clearly.
• Give shape and structure to your mouth.

10. Dental care tips
• Eat at least 5 servings of fruits and
vegetables each day.
• Include foods that contain calcium, such
as milk and yogurt.
• Limit intake of sugar.
• See a dentist every 6 months

11. Ears
• The ear is the organ of hearing and, in
mammals, balance.
• In mammals, the ear is usually described as
having three parts—the outer ear, middle
ear and the inner ear.
• The ear develops from the first pharyngeal
pouch and six small swellings that develop in
the early embryo called otic placodes, which are
derived from ectoderm.

12. Ears care tips
• Wash ears daily with a wash cloth don’t
forget behind the ears
• Do not use Q tips in ears it will smash
the ear wax deep into the ear canal
• Usually Ear wax is usually removed
when you chew food or gum

13. Nails and cuticles
•The part of the nail that can be seen and
touched is composed of dead cells.
• Thin skin-like layer at the base of each nail is
called cuticle .
• A non-living band of tissue.
• Nails protect the sensitive tip of our fingers and
toes.
• Without proper care they can become weak,
ingrown or infected.

14. Nail Care
• Keep nails trim but do not cut nails shorter than
skin level.
• Keep nails clean.
• Round your fingernails slightly when trimming
them.
• Cut toe nails straight across.
• Smooth rough nail edges with a file or emery
board.

15. Cuticles Care
• Clean and soften your hands in
warm water.
• To keep your cuticles neat, push
them back after soaking your hands,
while they are soft.
• You may also use cuticle remover ,
a chemical that dissolves the cuticle

16. Make hygiene part of your
daily routine.